Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1453 Study Tour

After eating and cooling off, everyone went for a walk in the ancient town together.

Life in the ancient town should be monotonous and quiet. It is not included in the Three Gorges tourist attractions, so there is no contamination from commercialization, making it even more monotonous and quiet.

The entire long street along the river has been inspected before, and now everyone is heading towards higher ground along the stone steps.

I heard from the mayor that there is another grand scene here, Wan'an Village.

Wan'an Village is located on the mountain behind Zhenxi Town. There is a magical big mountain there. There is a large natural cave in the middle of the mountain. The ground is tens of meters high from the top of the cave. The locals call it "Open Rock".

There is a spring in the cave, and the ancients built a wall here to keep out bandits.

There are houses, stables, and various living facilities in the ancient village, which can achieve short-term self-sufficiency.

When there is no war, people in the village can still go out to farm on the slopes below.

Everyone brought flashlights and prepared to explore the ancient village. Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu had never played such a game before, and they were even more excited than their friends.

However, the small handmade products in the town's small shops that beat palm, play cotton, weave bamboo baskets, and staple paper money also seemed novel to the two of them. They caught Zhou Zhi asking about this and that, which seriously delayed their trip.

Therefore, when everyone rushed to the foot of the rock, it was already dark, which delayed the time to watch the sunset.

I heard from the mayor that during this time of summer, when the sun sets every day, the sunlight will shine diagonally along the village gate into the village, which is very spectacular. Unfortunately, I hurriedly rushed and still didn't see it.

The people who once lived in the ancient village have long since disappeared, leaving only some ruins in the village.

It can be seen that the people here took advantage of the natural terrain and the slopes in the caves to first dig out some round holes, then install wooden stakes, and then build the frame of the house, which was isolated with bamboo walls and mud walls. Made.

Except for the stone wall at the entrance that can resist enemy attacks, the small village inside actually has no resistance. Therefore, neither Zhou Zhi nor Fang Wenyu are optimistic about whether this village is a legendary military facility used to hide from military disasters.

Fang Wenyu's opinion is that a large family moved here and took advantage of the unique terrain to build a village that was naturally sheltered from wind and rain.

Finally, when the village prospered, in order to expand their residence, people simply continued to dig into the mountain and built walls with the stones to prevent others from entering and exiting at will, and finally it became this pattern.

Zhou Zhi had another idea. The mouth of this cave was huge, and inside it was a hillside large enough to build a village. Zhou Zhi pointed with a flashlight at some white crystal-like sediments on the top of the hillside, guessing that there might be brine springs or salt crystals there. of.

There were many places like this in ancient times. People found rock crevices or deep caves in deep mountains and old forests to mine rock salt or boil saltpeter.

This village might be an ancient salt or saltpeter field.

Wei Fei agreed with Zhou Zhi's point of view because he studied architecture and found some evidence from the functionality of buildings.

Every room in this village has a stone stove or fire pit. For a residential area, it is obviously unreasonable for the fire pits to be so densely packed.

"Why don't you go there and have a look?" Li Laosan foolishly and boldly pointed his flashlight at the joint between the hillside and the cave roof in the distance: "Wouldn't it be clear if it's salt and saltpeter? Just pick it off and try it."

"So we are late." Zhou Zhi felt that it was inappropriate to go deeper now: "If we had arrived before dark, we would have gone." "Why can't we go now?" Li Laosan shook his head. Flashlight in hand.

"Because snakes like to be hidden in caves like this." Zhou Zhi pointed his flashlight at the earthen walls in the ruins and said, "Some of the venomous snakes in this area are quite big, and they even chase people."

One sentence frightened Li Laosan to the point of trembling: "Then why are we still here? Let's go, let's go back."

"It's no problem here." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "This village wall is a little far from the ground, and the view is not blocked. If there are snakes coming, we can find them in time."

"Look!" After listening to Zhou Zhi's words, Lin Wanqiu felt relieved. Then she looked up casually and suddenly saw the bright stars in the sky: "Wow! The Milky Way! I saw the Milky Way!"

This girl has been living in a big city. After returning to China, she also went to Beijing to do collections and auctions in big cities such as Shanghai. This was the first time she came to such an environment without any light pollution.

The starry sky on a summer night is extremely beautiful. The Milky Way stretches diagonally across the sky, and there are dense stars on both sides. And the longer you look at it, the more stars you can see.

"It seems like I haven't looked up and seen the sky like this for a long time." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Shuyi and Zhou Zhi stood side by side, secretly reached out to hold his hand and shook it.

Everyone enjoyed it here for a while, and then returned to the boat along the stone road amidst the chirping of grass and insects.

Zhang Lu discovered that the satellite antenna on the ship could receive some English TV stations on Hong Kong Island. These TV stations actually broadcast Premier League and Serie A football games, so the karaoke room became a ball-watching hall. Not only the friends, but also the crew and kitchen staff Huang Lin and others also came here to get together.

Huang Lin casually made some braised meat and cooked some peanuts. Everyone started drinking beer and had a lively time.

The only drawback is that these channels are either in Cantonese or English. Zhou Zhi or Li Laosan needs to hold the microphone to act as a simultaneous interpreter, so everyone's cheers are often delayed by half a beat.

No one thinks anything of it, but Zhou Zhi's opinion of Li Laosan has been upgraded to another level. In terms of background, property, education, and vision, Li Laosan should be far above everyone, but now he can still get along with everyone. , and you can see that he is truly happy from the bottom of his heart, which is amazing.

There is a saying in ancient times to evaluate this kind of people, which is "Don't be arrogant with wealth." Su Dongpo once laughed at himself, "The Jade Emperor can accompany him, and he can accompany the beggars in humble fields." This is the same state.

Zhou Zhi asked himself that he had not yet reached such a state, so he had to admire Li Laosan.

But in fact, he was overthinking it. Li Laosan had been detained in such a wealthy family and the so-called "upper class" environment all his life. He was rebellious because of his disgust.

I am afraid that I have truly experienced the true taste of the world since I met cousin An An. I am afraid that he will only feel that the fireworks moment like this is particularly precious.

No one in Zhenxi Town knew Li Laosan and Lin Wanqiu. They were free to be themselves, be curious when they should be curious, be surprised when they should be surprised, laugh when they should be, and let their natures stretch freely.

For the friends, this is not a trip in the simple sense, but more similar to the "study tour" popular in later generations. There are even various tasks assigned to them every day, which will help them increase their knowledge. There are many benefits to getting in touch with society.

(End of this chapter)